A manifesto for higher education, skills and work-based learning: through the lens of the manifesto for work

T Wall - Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper is prompted by recent professional and political events and specifically
the politically oriented “Manifesto for Work” recently published by the Chartered Institute of …

Deconstructing social work exam bias: Advocacy practice guidelines to close the gap

Q Bloxom, B Anderson - Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The social work profession is in a precarious situation regarding licensure. Test
takers of color are struggling to pass social work licensure exams at rates comparable to …

“It'sa great benefit to have gray hair!”: The intersection of gender, aging, and visibility in midlife professional women's narratives

U Isopahkala-Bouret - Journal of women & aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Midlife professional women's aging experiences, especially the experiences of changing
physical appearance, are examined in this study. A discursive-narrative approach is used to …

A visit to another class? Working-class graduates entering university and the graduate labour market in Finland

N Haltia, U Isopahkala-Bouret - Journal of Higher Education Policy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Working-class students often face more challenges in securing graduate-level jobs than
their middle-class peers. This paper applies the concept of boundary crossing in studying …

Balancing the scale: Investigating the effect of frontloading and backloading salary structures on teacher turnover

H Tran, S Babaei-Balderlou, RS Vesely - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of frontloading salary structures (higher early-career
salaries) on teacher turnover using data from South Carolina public school districts in the US …

Older managers' informal learning in knowledge-intensive organizations: Investigating the role of learning approaches among Austrian bank managers

DE Froehlich - The International Journal of Human Resource …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Managers of knowledge-intensive organizations are required to keep their knowledge and
skills up to date in order to steer their companies through a volatile environment. The current …

Adult graduates' employability and mid-career trajectories after graduation with Finnish UAS Master's degree

K Ojala, U Isopahkala-Bouret… - Journal of Education and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Graduate employability research typically focuses on young graduates' entry to the labour
market. Little is known about the careers of adults who attain higher education degrees in …

Promoting Age Inclusivity in Higher Education: Campus Practices and Perceptions by Students, Faculty, and Staff

SK Whitbourne, LM Bowen, NM Silverstein… - Research in Higher …, 2024 - Springer
Population aging presents opportunities and challenges for higher education. Increasingly,
age-diverse student populations are entering into or returning to postsecondary education; …

Viisikymppisten naisten neuvottelua korkeakoulutuksesta, ikääntymisestä ja työllistettävyydestä

U Isopahkala-Bouret, P Siivonen - Aikuiskasvatus, 2016 - journal.fi
KORKEAKOULUTUKSELLA ON VAHVA merkitys asiantuntijastatuksen ja professionaalisen
työn määrittelijänä. Koulutus nähdään edelleen yksilön työmarkkina-asemaan myönteisesti …

Benefits of higher education in mid-life: A life course agency perspective

U Isopahkala-Bouret - Journal of Adult and Continuing …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of higher education in mid-life from the
perspective of life course agency. Studies concerning the benefits of degree-oriented higher …